Cai Qi, male, Han ethnicity, was born in December 1955 and is from Youxi, Fujian Province. He began his first job in March 1973 and joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in August 1975. Cai graduated from School of Economics and Law, Fujian Normal University where he completed an in-service graduate program in political economy. He holds a Doctor of Economics degree.
Cai is currently a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau, a member of the CPC Central Committee Secretariat, Secretary of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee, and Chairman and Leading Party Members Group Secretary of the Organizing Committee for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.